Slash 'Em, Gash 'Em Spuds


Course : Halloween
Serves: 6
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Ingredients:


6 medium russet potatoes

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 cup milk

4 tablespoons butter or margarine -- softened

1 teaspoon pepper

12 small mushrooms

2 medium red bell peppers cored, seeded and sliced

1 package assorted vegetables broccoli, zucchini, carrots, etc.

1 bottle ketchup

1 stick butter melted
 

Preparation / Directions:


Peel off potato skins with a vegetable peeler. Cut potatoes into quarters and put them in a large pot 3/4 full of cold water. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the water, cover the pot and boil for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft. Using a slotted spoon, carefully remove potatoes from the hot water and place in a large mixing bowl. Add the milk, butter, pepper and the remaining teaspoon of salt. Beat with an electric mixer for 3 to 4 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Spoon a mound of potatoes onto individual plates. Allow to cool slightly, then using clean hands, sculpt a human head on each plate. Using vegetables of your choice, add eyes, a nose and a mouth to each head. Try mushrooms for eyes, red pepper slices for lips, broccoli for hair or mustaches, etc. Using a blunt knife, slash a gash down the side of each heat. Pour ketchup (blood) into each gash and dribble on melted-butter pus for a deliciously disgusting side dish!


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